France 1756-A louis d'or

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CNG Triton XXVIII, lot 893

This specimen was lot 893 in CNG Triton XXVIII (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $15,925. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AV Louis d’or au bandeau. Paris mint; différent: fox. Dated 1756/5 A. Head left, hair tied in bandeau / Crown over two coats-of-arms. In NGC encapsulation 6916566-003, graded MS 66. Top Pop. The only NGC graded example of this overdate, with none at PCGS." The louis d'or au bandeau was introduced in 1740 and was struck at all the mints. Most issues of this type by the Paris mint are common.

Recorded mintage: 27,326[2], less common than the 1756-W.

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. C. Röettiers, this specimen 24 mm diameter, 8.16 g, 6 h axis.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, Gad-341; Duplessy 1643; KM 513.1 (overdate not noted); Friedberg 464.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVIII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2024.

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